Lourdes Díaz Laudinot, a Cuban mother residing in Alamar who had been missing for several days, has been located, although details regarding the circumstances or the location where she was found have not been disclosed.
The news was announced this Friday by the Gender Observatory Alas Tensas (OGAT), which had previously issued an alert for the disappearance.
Relatives reported that Lourdes Díaz Laudinot, who was reported missing on July 25 in Havana, has been found. Her uncle, Iván Ramírez, confirmed the news on Facebook and expressed gratitude for the support received during the alert. "We thank everyone who shared and supported," the Observatory stated, without providing further details.
The alert that mobilized the networks
Lourdes's family had reported her disappearance through a video posted by her cousin Nelvis Durruthy, who described the situation as "devastating."
"My family in Cuba is living through a devastating situation. My cousin, Lourdes Díaz Laudinot, is missing, and since then, no one has been able to locate her," Durruthy stated.
The disappearance of Lourdes occurred in a context of extreme family tension.
Armando Lara, known as "El Kini" and father of Lourdes' children, died after allegedly being stabbed by Osneisi Torres, the woman's current partner. The attacker fled the scene after the crime.
The search poster released by the family warned in capital letters: “HER LIFE IS IN DANGER.”
Lourdes' cousin expressed the depth of the family drama:
"The incident in which Armando El Kini lost his life is horrible and tragic, because there are two children who are now without a father. Moreover, this risk also threatens her life, as we do not know what is happening."
The family feared that Lourdes might be with Osneisi Torres, possibly in Pinar del Río, the suspect's home province, although this information was not officially confirmed.
After the report of disappearance, the Gender Observatory of Alas Tensas immediately activated the Yeniset Alert -a citizen search mechanism for missing women in Cuba- and widely disseminated the case on social media.
Cuba without official search protocols
The positive outcome of Lourdes' case contrasts with the structural precariousness faced by Cuban families in the event of a disappearance.
In Cuba, there are no effective state protocols for the search for missing persons nor an official system equivalent to the AMBER Alert, which forces families to rely on social media and independent organizations like OGAT.
The Yeniset Alert, a mechanism named after Yeniset Rojas Pérez—who went missing in Ranchuelo, Villa Clara, on March 19, 2022—is the primary citizen tool available in such cases.
In 2025, OGAT documented 40 disappearances of women, girls, and boys in Cuba: 26 were found alive, eight remained active alerts, and six were found dead.
The figures for gender-based violence in 2026 are alarming: independent observatories registered 44 femicides by July 27, nearly double compared to the same period in 2025.
In addition, there is a total of 350 femicides from 2019 to June 2026, according to records from independent organizations.
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